[Intro]

  E               C

I set out before the sun came up

           E            C

Brought my light and my canoe

E                      C

Convinced that’s all I needed

     E

Lord knows that wasn’t true…

     E               F#m.          Abm 

So I kept my lantern low, until my house was out of view,

           E.               Dbm.          Abm.         B

And by and by I reached the ocean, as the day made its debut,

           E.               F#m.       Abm.         F#m

And in the misty summer morning, I found myself under attack

           E             Dbm.                Abm.           B

And in the panic of that water, I knew there was no turning back.

     E                   F#m.                 Abm           

So I made my peace and I set my course for an island to the west,

    F#m.             Am.            B                B7

For on that shore of sycamore, I’ll find myself some rest

       E               F#m.                    Abm

Once I hid my boat and covered my oars, I fell down into that shade,

      F#m.             Am.                B                  B7

And I dreamt that at my ripe old age I was back in the second grade.

       Cm.                                 Fm.              Cm

And my momma she was calling for me and the bus came down my street

      Db.               Cm.                  Eb.               Eb7

But I did not know what shoes to wear, and I could not find my feet

     Ab                                           Fm

So I floated down the hall, through the door, and everything went pale

  Db.                 Cm               Eb          Ebm 

I climbed aboard that yellow bus as it turned into a whale